led, ridden and headed over 1f out, drifted right 1f out, no extra final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
switched right start and held up behind, good headway on bit over 1f out, short of room on rail when going well inside final furlong (not recover)
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, headed close home
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside from 2f out, not clear run final furlong, not recover
prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, short of room and hampered 1f out, no extra final furlong
An open-looking sprint with many of the runners holding chances but we have opted for Domirati. Looking at the field. It seems a little harsh that Further Outlook has been raised a couple of pounds for his Windsor defeat last time, from which he now meets Sunley Sense, who was a length behind him that day, on two pounds worse terms, and Seven No Trumps, who was five-and-a-half lengths behind him, on four pounds worse terms. The last-named has since run well over today's course and distance when he was three-parts of a length behind Whistler but is now two pounds better off at the weights. Kathology, who is reopposes on the same terms, was a length-and-three-quarters behind Whistler that day but he is now rated one-pound lower than for his Epsom win last April.. Devise probably has to find three or four pounds to be competitive here but Domirati looks reasonably well weighted given that he races here from the same mark as when an unlucky-in-running fourth at Chester last time. To give a further flavour of the competitive nature of this contest, Romany Nights, who finished two necks in front of him on that occasion, reopposes here on the same terms as at the Roodee. Add into the mix that Hey Presto is now rated three pounds lower than for his six-furlong course win last May - and he now has Kieren Fallon booked to ride - and the winner-quest becomes a compelling but tricky one. Zargus is extremely well weighted based on his Ascot handicap win of two years ago but, as you will have gathered, he has not shown a lot lately, while Double M can be given a squeak if factoring in his. As we say, this is a tough race to call and we had to get the pin out for this one and it landed against the name of Domirati.
